As hurricane-force winds fan the most destructive wildfires in California history across bone-dry foothills, communities face the dual threat of natural forces and a warming world.Read More 

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the thick ice shells of bodies like Europa.Read More 

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.Read More 

Learn Home NASA eClips Educator Receives… Science Activation Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   2 min read NASA eClips Educator Receives 2024 VAST Science Educator Specialist Award On November 14, 2024, NASA eClips team member, Betsy McAllister, was recognized with the prestigious Virginia Association of [...]

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.Read More 

Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change.Read More 

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be.Read More 

Treatments for rare diseases are hard to create and expensive to deliver, but there is new hope for editing the software of the genome.Read More 

To put boots on the Moon—and keep them there—will require bold thinkers ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.  That’s why NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center in Houston is on a mission to empower the next generation of explorers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  Through the High School Aerospace [...]

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.Read More